# Meditation and endorphins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meditation-and-endorphins/148858>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meditation-and-endorphins/148858 "2003-01-15T23:57:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Metaxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Metaxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metaxy)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meditation-and-endorphins/148858/1 "2003-01-15T23:57:39Z")

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Meditation, hypnosis, and other vague names for various relaxed states of mind, have been researched to stimulate production of endorphins. Why is this? Why would relaxation create a reward response?

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**Author:** ![Metaxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Metaxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metaxy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meditation-and-endorphins/148858/2 "2003-01-16T04:55:23Z")

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